Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Czechia
Czechia: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 6.51 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
6.51 tonnes per person
Change on year
down 9.1%
World rank
45th
of 194 countries
All-time high
17.6 tonnes per person
in 1978
All-time low
1.52 tonnes per person
in 1860
Years of data
165
1860–2024
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Czechia, 1860–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Czechia is 6.51 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 9.1% on the previous year and down 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Czechia peaked at 17.6 tonnes per person in 1978 and was at its lowest, 1.52 tonnes per person, in 1860.
Czechia ranks 45th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Czechia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1860 | 1.52 tonnes per person | — |
| 1861 | 1.58 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 1862 | 1.65 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 1863 | 1.71 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 1864 | 1.76 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 1865 | 1.82 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 1866 | 1.87 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 1867 | 1.95 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 1868 | 1.98 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1869 | 2.03 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1870 | 2.01 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1871 | 2.04 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1872 | 2.08 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1873 | 2.12 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1874 | 2.15 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1875 | 2.19 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1876 | 2.82 tonnes per person | +28.8% |
| 1877 | 2.87 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 1878 | 2.91 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1879 | 3.01 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 1880 | 2.97 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1881 | 2.99 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1882 | 2.98 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1883 | 3.07 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 1884 | 3.09 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1885 | 3.16 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1886 | 3.24 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1887 | 3.34 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 1888 | 3.46 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 1889 | 3.58 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 1890 | 3.88 tonnes per person | +8.2% |
| 1891 | 4.01 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 1892 | 4.06 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1893 | 4.12 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1894 | 4.19 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1895 | 4.3 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1896 | 4.35 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1897 | 4.52 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 1898 | 4.58 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1899 | 4.65 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1900 | 4.64 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 1901 | 4.78 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 1902 | 4.81 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1903 | 4.86 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1904 | 4.87 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1905 | 4.95 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1906 | 5.1 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 1907 | 5.26 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 1908 | 5.31 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1909 | 5.25 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1910 | 4.87 tonnes per person | -7.2% |
| 1911 | 4.76 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1912 | 4.88 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1913 | 4.95 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1914 | 4.43 tonnes per person | -10.5% |
| 1915 | 4.33 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1916 | 4.55 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 1917 | 4.25 tonnes per person | -6.5% |
| 1918 | 3.63 tonnes per person | -14.7% |
| 1919 | 3.38 tonnes per person | -6.9% |
| 1920 | 3.39 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1921 | 3.29 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 1922 | 2.93 tonnes per person | -10.9% |
| 1923 | 3.09 tonnes per person | +5.8% |
| 1924 | 3.77 tonnes per person | +21.7% |
| 1925 | 3.54 tonnes per person | -6.0% |
| 1926 | 3.58 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1927 | 3.84 tonnes per person | +7.2% |
| 1928 | 4.04 tonnes per person | +5.3% |
| 1929 | 4.49 tonnes per person | +11.2% |
| 1930 | 3.74 tonnes per person | -16.6% |
| 1931 | 3.29 tonnes per person | -12.2% |
| 1932 | 2.67 tonnes per person | -18.8% |
| 1933 | 2.25 tonnes per person | -15.9% |
| 1934 | 2.1 tonnes per person | -6.5% |
| 1935 | 2.03 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 1936 | 2.14 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 1937 | 2.67 tonnes per person | +24.6% |
| 1938 | 3.1 tonnes per person | +16.3% |
| 1939 | 3.34 tonnes per person | +7.6% |
| 1940 | 3.85 tonnes per person | +15.4% |
| 1941 | 3.84 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1942 | 4.24 tonnes per person | +10.3% |
| 1943 | 4.79 tonnes per person | +13.1% |
| 1944 | 4.42 tonnes per person | -7.7% |
| 1945 | 1.65 tonnes per person | -62.6% |
| 1946 | 2.71 tonnes per person | +63.9% |
| 1947 | 3.57 tonnes per person | +31.6% |
| 1948 | 3.94 tonnes per person | +10.6% |
| 1949 | 4.19 tonnes per person | +6.1% |
| 1950 | 6.12 tonnes per person | +46.2% |
| 1951 | 5.53 tonnes per person | -9.7% |
| 1952 | 5.86 tonnes per person | +6.0% |
| 1953 | 6.09 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 1954 | 6.56 tonnes per person | +7.7% |
| 1955 | 6.83 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 1956 | 7.37 tonnes per person | +8.0% |
| 1957 | 7.72 tonnes per person | +4.7% |
| 1958 | 8.51 tonnes per person | +10.2% |
| 1959 | 10.02 tonnes per person | +17.7% |
| 1960 | 10.57 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 1961 | 10.53 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 11.06 tonnes per person | +5.0% |
| 1963 | 11.57 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
| 1964 | 11.99 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 1965 | 11.59 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 1966 | 11.48 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 11.43 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 11.98 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 1969 | 12.8 tonnes per person | +6.8% |
| 1970 | 14.83 tonnes per person | +15.8% |
| 1971 | 15.57 tonnes per person | +5.0% |
| 1972 | 15.67 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 15.67 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 15.76 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 16.46 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 1976 | 17.07 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 17.52 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 17.6 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 17.03 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 17.26 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 17.05 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 16.89 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 16.93 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 17.52 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 17.3 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 17.44 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 17.24 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 16.96 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 16.23 tonnes per person | -4.3% |
| 1990 | 15.37 tonnes per person | -5.3% |
| 1991 | 13.87 tonnes per person | -9.8% |
| 1992 | 13.54 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 13.03 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 12.42 tonnes per person | -4.7% |
| 1995 | 12.27 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 12.69 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 12.37 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 11.98 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 11.07 tonnes per person | -7.6% |
| 2000 | 12.13 tonnes per person | +9.6% |
| 2001 | 10.92 tonnes per person | -9.9% |
| 2002 | 10.81 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 11.09 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 11.19 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 10.89 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 11.24 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 11.34 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 10.78 tonnes per person | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 9.98 tonnes per person | -7.4% |
| 2010 | 10.25 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 10.21 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 9.78 tonnes per person | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 9.43 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 9.33 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 9.53 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 9.8 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 9.74 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 9.54 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 9.03 tonnes per person | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 8.15 tonnes per person | -9.7% |
| 2021 | 8.64 tonnes per person | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 8.36 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 7.17 tonnes per person | -14.3% |
| 2024 | 6.51 tonnes per person | -9.1% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 6.51 tonnes per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.19 tonnes per person, 1.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 6.51 tonnes per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.58 tonnes per person, 1.4× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Czechia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | -62.6% | 4.42 tonnes per person | 1.65 tonnes per person |
| 1946 | +63.9% | 1.65 tonnes per person | 2.71 tonnes per person |
| 1950 | +46.2% | 4.19 tonnes per person | 6.12 tonnes per person |
| 1947 | +31.6% | 2.71 tonnes per person | 3.57 tonnes per person |
| 1876 | +28.8% | 2.19 tonnes per person | 2.82 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 1.79 tonnes per person | 1.52 tonnes per person | 2.03 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 2.42 tonnes per person | 2.01 tonnes per person | 3.01 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 3.19 tonnes per person | 2.97 tonnes per person | 3.58 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 4.26 tonnes per person | 3.88 tonnes per person | 4.65 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 4.98 tonnes per person | 4.64 tonnes per person | 5.31 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 4.4 tonnes per person | 3.38 tonnes per person | 4.95 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 3.6 tonnes per person | 2.93 tonnes per person | 4.49 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 2.73 tonnes per person | 2.03 tonnes per person | 3.74 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 3.72 tonnes per person | 1.65 tonnes per person | 4.79 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 7.06 tonnes per person | 5.53 tonnes per person | 10.02 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 11.5 tonnes per person | 10.53 tonnes per person | 12.8 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 16.32 tonnes per person | 14.83 tonnes per person | 17.6 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.08 tonnes per person | 16.23 tonnes per person | 17.52 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.86 tonnes per person | 11.07 tonnes per person | 15.37 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.04 tonnes per person | 9.98 tonnes per person | 12.13 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.66 tonnes per person | 9.03 tonnes per person | 10.25 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.77 tonnes per person | 6.51 tonnes per person | 8.64 tonnes per person | 5 |
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- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,062 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 892.87 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,169 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3.37 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 113.19 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,743 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,712 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 31.31 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 6.46 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Czechia?
- Per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Czechia was 6.51 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.6 tonnes per person in 1978.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.52 tonnes per person in 1860.
- How does Czechia rank for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Czechia ranks 45th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.